Amount spent by CCPOA to pass the 3 strikes law, requiring life sentences for 3rd time felony offenders479: $101,000

Amount spent by the CCPOA to elect Governor Davis in 1998480: $2 million

Number of disease outbreaks affecting prison workers in the first four months of 2002 known to the CCPOA and Department of Corrections481: 0

Percent increase in guards calling in sick in the four months after Governor Davis approved a new labor agreement with the guard union restricting wardens from disciplining officers who abuse the process of calling in sick482: 20%

Percent increase in sick time during the same period at the California Highway Patrol483: 1%

Increase in cost of overtime to cover for sick officers during those 4 months, in dollars484: $58.4 million

Percent rise in prison guards' pay over 5 years in the new contract485: 34%

Cost to the state of the new raises, in dollars486: $680 million

Projected California budget shortfall, in dollars487: $24 billion

Months between Gov. Davis' signature on legislation implementing the new contract and his re-election campaign's receipt of $251,000 in contributions from the California Correctional Peace Officer's Association488: 2